Paul Kiel

Paul Kiel is the Deputy Editor of Talking Points Memo and a Reporter/Blogger for TPMmuckraker.com.

Formerly a regular contributor to The L Magazine, he also worked for Harper's Magazine, where he cut his teeth as an intern fact-checking the Index and chasing down items for the Readings section. He's also written for other publications, such as In These Times and The Washington Monthly. He's been a guest on Air America and a number of NPR programs, including To The Point and On The Media.

He received a George Polk Award in 2008 for reporting on the 2007 US Attorney firing scandal that led to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

Paul lives with his wife in Brooklyn.

You can write him at paul (at) talkingpointsmemo.com.